Winery Blandine & Francois Rocault - Auxey-Duresses

Winery Blandine & Francois RocaultAuxey-Duresses

The Auxey-Duresses of Winery Blandine & Francois Rocault is a wine from the region of Auxey-Duresses of Burgundy.
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The Auxey-Duresses of the Winery Blandine & Francois Rocault is in the top 0 of wines of Auxey-Duresses.

Details and technical informations about Winery Blandine & Francois Rocault's Auxey-Duresses.

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Style of wine
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Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Aligoté

Aligoté is an ancient Burgundian grape variety (it has different names depending on the region in which it is grown: griset blanc in Beaune, giboudot blanc in the Chalonnais or troyen blanc in the Aube), mainly used in the production of Bourgogne-Aligoté, Bouzeron and Crémant-de-Bourgogne.aligoté is a medium-fine white grape variety, quite productive, which gives clear, acidic, fresh and light white wines. An anecdote often says that it was a member of the clergy named Kir who gave it its letters of nobility by adding it to blackcurrant cream to prepare an aperitif.produced on more than 1,600 hectares in Burgundy, aligoté has also been exported. It is also cultivated in Eastern Europe (Ukraine, Romania), California, Canada and Chile, representing more than 20,000 hectares in the world.

Informations about the Winery Blandine & Francois Rocault

The winery offers 12 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Auxey-Duresses in the region of Burgundy

The Winery Blandine & Francois Rocault is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in the of Auxey-Duresses to come and discover on site or to buy online.

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The wine region of Auxey-Duresses

The wine region of Auxey-Duresses is located in the region of Côte de Beaune of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Dupont-Fahn or the Domaine Coche-Dury produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Auxey-Duresses are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Aligoté, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Auxey-Duresses often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, pineapple or tropical and sometimes also flavors of stone fruit, tropical fruit or honeysuckle.


The wine region of Burgundy

Bourgogne is the catch-all regional appellation title of the Burgundy wine region in eastern France ("Bourgogne" is the French name for Burgundy). Burgundy has a Complex and comprehensive appellation system; counting Premier Cru and Grand Cru titles, the region has over 700 appellation titles for its wines. Thus, Burgundy wines often come from one Vineyard (or several separate vineyards) without an appellation title specific to the region, Village or even vineyard. A standard Burgundy wine may be made from grapes grown in one or more of Burgundy's 300 communes.

News related to this wine

Errazuriz wine photographer of the year revealed

Jon Wyand has been crowned Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year after impressing the judges with his beautiful shot of a Burgundian vineyard worker gathering prunings. The photograph was taken on a crisp winter’s day at Montagne de Corton Hill in the Côte de Beaune. ‘The winning image evokes with stark beauty the reality of wine growing – you are always at the mercy of nature,’ said wine writer Joanna Simon, one of the judges. ‘But there’s an extra element here: is he scruti ...

Demand high for Burgundy 2021 wines, say merchants

There have been reports of good demand for Burgundy 2021 wines released during this year’s en primeur campaign, even if the vintage was unusually small. Production of some Côte de Beaune white wines was down by 70% or more, as previously reported. Jason Haynes, director of UK-based Flint Wines, told Decanter that ‘overall demand from collectors (private customers) feels very strong’. The small size of the 2021 crop makes it difficult to directly compare en primeur interest to the cam ...

Louis-Fabrice Latour: Obituary

Latour was the 11th generation of his family to lead Maison Louis Latour (and the seventh named Louis Latour). The house of Latour was formally founded in 1797, although the roots go back to the first vineyards purchased in 1731 by Denis Latour. The Latour family originally worked as coopers, and Denis’ son Jean moved to Aloxe-Corton to set up an independent cooperage and later to found Maison Louis Latour, naming the business after his son. The house of Latour remains closely associated with th ...

The word of the wine: Turbidity

The state of a cloudy wine, due to the presence of colloidal suspensions that prevent the passage of light.

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